The hardest part was never just the ringing. It's what it does to the hour you used to love.
The Hour You Used to Love
For years, eight o'clock was the best hour of the day — the dishes done, the day behind you, nothing left to do but sit down. Lately, you catch yourself bracing for it instead. Not because of anything that happens. Because of what doesn't: the moment the house goes quiet. Barbara knows that hour well.